牛津版英语七年级下册课文文本

1、牛津版英语七年级下册课文文本7b 课文文本unit 1 people around usmy grandmamy grandma was a short woman with grey hair. she was always cheerful. she was a very good cook. her dishes were probably the best in the world! i will never forget the taste, and the smell as well. grandma took care of my family. she was really k

2、ind and patient. she died two years ago and i miss her very much. benalicealice is my best friend. she is a tall girl with glasses. she often tells me jokes to make me laugh, but she never makes fun of others. alice is a smart girl. she is good at maths. we often study and play table tennis together

3、.i hope we will always remain friends. joycemr limr li is my maths teacher. he is tall and thin. his classes are always full of fun. he uses lots of games in his teaching. mr li is strict about our studies, buthe always encourages us and gives us support. he often says,and you ll be successful.” amy

4、“ neverup givep.12 more practicemothers daymums do a lot of hard work. they cook and clean for us. they alsoencourage us and give us support. mother s day is theortimeus tof say“ thank you ” to our mums.in most countries, people celebrate mother s day on the second sunday inmay every year. on this d

5、ay, people like to buy flowers and make special mother s day cards for their mums.mother s day is not only about gifts. we can help our mums do the housework. we can take them to the park or the cimema. sometimes a simple hug or saying “ i love you, mum ” is the perfect gift for our mums.mother s da

6、y is about love. if you love your mum, why not plan a special mother s dayorf her?unit 2travelling around the worldfrance is callingfrance is in western europe. it is a country with many beautiful places. paris is the capital of france. here you will find many famous places of interest such as the e

7、iffel tower. you can go to the louvre museum if you like art. the most famous street in paris is the champs-elysees. this is the place to go if you want to visit some shops and department stores.france is very famous for its wine. there are many vineyards in the centre牛津版英语七年级下册课文文本of france and far

8、mers grow grapes to make excellent french wine.the south of france lies on the coast, and it is famous for its wonderful beaches. a french tower by the sea is the perfect place for a summer holiday, but if you prefer to visit france in winter, you can try skiing on the mountains in the french alps.f

9、rance has something for everyone, so why not visit france this year?p.26more practicethe leaning tower of pisathe tower of pisa is one of the most beautiful bell towers in italy. it is notonly beautiful, but also strange it leans to one side.today it is known asleaning tower of pisa”.the building of

10、 the tower began in 1173.it took nearly 200 years tocomplete. in 1178, when the building got to third floor, it started to lean.the builders tried to make the tower straight again when they built the upperfloors, but failed.over the years, the tower has continued to lean further.experts have done a

11、lot of studiesand tried to“ rescue ” the tower.“ thein 1990, it was closed to the public for safety reasons.after a lot of effort, it reopened in 2001. hopefully it will be safe for at least the next 300 years.unit 3 a blind man and his“ eyes ” in a fire“one day, john dancer and charlie arrived at a

12、 hotel.“ good evening, sir,” said the receptionistyou. re welcome to stay, but isorry that we don t allow pets here.”“ charlie isn t a pet,” said john.“ he s my andeyesi. cani mt blindgo anywhere by myself .”the receptionist apologized and led john and charlie to their room.john was very tired. he s

13、oon fell asleep. some time later, charlie started mbarking.john woke up and smelt smoke. a fire! smoke started to come in from under the door. with charlie s help, john put some wet towels along the bottom of the door. then he got down on the floor next to charlie and waited.soon he heard the sound

14、of a fire engine. a fireman arrived and got him out of the building, but the fireman did not want to take charlie. john would not gowithout his “ eyes ” .finally, the fireman got charlie out of the building too and they were both safe.牛津版英语七年级下册课文文本unit 4trees in our daily livesrebecca wants to know

15、 more about trees and how they help us. she is interviewing dr jones about trees.rebecca ：how do trees help us, dr jones?dr jones ：they help us in many ways. they keep the air cool and clean. they take in harmful gases from the air and produce oxygen for us to breathe. they re major fighters against

16、 air pollution.rebecca ： i know trees also make our lives more convenient. many of the things in our daily lives come from trees. for example, paper and pencils.dr jones ：you re right, rebecca. in fact, we get a lot mo re from trees. we get fruit and oil from them. tea also comes from the leaves of

17、trees. look around this room. a lot of the furniture is made of wood. trees are really important in our daily lives.rebecca ：i can t imagine a world without trees.dr jones ：but we cut down millions of trees every year. we should stop doingthis if we don t want a world without trees.unit 5water talks

18、dora was in the bathroom. the tap was on.“ turn that tap off, ” said an angry voice. “ you re wasting water. ” dora looked around, but there was no one there.“ who are you? ”“ i m a drop of water. do you know where i come from?”“ from the tap?” asked dora.“ a few days ago, i was in a cloud,” said th

19、e drop of water.“ then i droppedinto a riv er and ran into a reservoir. then it was time for people to clean me.”“ clean you? ” dora asked.“ yes. i was dirty. they cleaned me and added some chemicals to me. then itravelled through the pipes under the streets and now i m here. ”dora asked ,“ so is th

20、is the end of your journey?”“ no. people will make me clean again. i ll go into a river and then into thesea again.”“ again? ”“ yes. my journey starts there. remember not to waste or pollute me. i m valuable. ”dora turned the tap off and came out of the bathroom.unit 6 electricity all aroundone even

21、ing, daisy said,“ i m going to buy a packet of sweets. does anyonewant anything?”benny, daisy s brother replied,“ can you get me a packet of electricity?”“ yes, i can, ” said daisy.then she went out.benny laughed,“ she can t buy electricity in packets like sweets! she ll look牛津版英语七年级下册课文文本foolish.”m

22、um said,“ you mustn t say that, benny!”“ what do you know about electricity, benny?” dad asked.“ electricity gives us power. it flows through wires. it s like water, in a way,said benny.“ you re right! electricity comes into our flat through thin wires. these areconnected to cables under the street,

23、” dad added.“ what are the cables connected to?” asked benny.“ they re connected to a power station,” answered dad.a moment later, daisy came back.“ may i have my packet of electricity?” benny asked.“ here you are!” said daisy.“ but.these are batteries!” said benny.“ daisy s right,” said dadchemicals.“theinside batteries produceelectricity.”mum said,“ who looks foolish now, benny?”unit 8my lifetime hobbystudying star